News List
  • Reyes optimistic about El Paso and country's economy, unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent in the country
    Feb 4, 2012  - Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) is optimistic that the country is on the right track to economic prosperity after learning from the U.S. Department of Labor that 243,000 jobs were added throughout the country, the most in nine months, and that the unemployment rate fell yet again to 8.3 percen... More
  • Reyes Echoes President Obama‘s Message on Blueprint for an America Built to Last
    Jan 25, 2012  - "Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) released the following statement after President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address to a Joint Session of Congress. During the address, President Obama laid out his “Blueprint for an America Built to Last,” which focuses on manufacturing; new and ... More
  • Reyes calls on Republican leaders in House of Representatives to get back to work
    Jan 6, 2012  - Today, after reviewing the latest unemployment numbers from the U.S. Department of Labor that show the unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent in December 2011, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) is urging Congressional leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives to convene session and tackle the ... More
  • Congressman Reyes House Floor Speech 'Holiday Reminder'
    Dec 20, 2011  - Recently, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives about the upcoming holiday season and the many things we should be thankful for, but also to remind his colleagues in Congress there are still several critical issues which need to be addressed immed... More
  • CONGRESSMAN REYES TO MARK GRAND OPENING OF $51 MILLION WARRIOR IN TRANSITION COMPLEX
    Jun 7, 2011  - EL PASO – TOMORROW, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) will speak at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Warrior Transition Complex at 9:00 a.m at the Corner of Carter Road and Marshall Road (Building 880) at Fort Bliss. The state-of-the-art facility will help wounded soldiers returning from Iraq an... More
  • Federal funding used to rebuild apartments for low income families in Segundo Barrio damaged by 2006 floods
    Apr 29, 2011  - To view photos of the CDBG “Community Development Week” ribbon-cutting ceremonies on Flickr click here. A 1910 historic complex damaged by the floods in 2006 in the Segundo Barrio community is now renovated with the help of federal funding provided by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) pro... More
  • U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes announces $30M coming to El Paso schools
    Apr 19, 2011  - U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes announced Monday that nearly $30 million will be awarded to El Paso area school districts. However, district officials are hesitant to believe it will benefit them. Local school districts have already been making cuts and bracing for reductions in formula funding from the s... More
  • Sun Metro unveils new transfer center and parking garage on Glory Road
    Jan 14, 2011  - Sun Metro's new combined transfer center and parking garage will be open to the public in time for UTEP's spring semester. VIPs gave the Glory Road Transfer Center and Parking Garage a welcoming ceremony Thursday that included speeches, cake, cheerleaders and the rollout of new energy-efficient buse... More
  • FEDERAL RECOVERY ACT FUNDS TO TRANSFORM VACANT EL PASO PROPERTY TO 'GREEN' AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY
    Dec 9, 2010  - Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) released the following statement after today’s groundbreaking ceremony for the new 73-unit Paisano Green Community. The $10.4 million project was made possible by an $8.25 million grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. El Paso was one of only 36 co... More
  • GROUND BREAKING OF THE NEW $146 MILLION AMERICAS INTERCHANGE IN EAST EL PASO
    Oct 11, 2010  - Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) will speak at the ground breaking ceremony for the new Americas Interchange at the intersection of I-10 and Loop 375 at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, October 12, 2010. The Americas Interchange is the single largest construction project in El Paso funded by the Ameri... More